| Table 5-11 |
| S&E doctorate holders employed in academia, by years since doctorate: Selected years, 1973–2006 |
| (Percent) |
| |
| Years since doctorate |
|
1973 |
|
1983 |
|
1993 |
|
2006 |
| |
| All employed doctorate holders |
|
54.8 |
|
48.4 |
|
45.9 |
|
45.4 |
| ≤3 |
|
55.2 |
|
48.0 |
|
50.5 |
|
57.3 |
| 4–7 |
|
55.8 |
|
44.9 |
|
47.0 |
|
51.1 |
| >7 |
|
54.2 |
|
49.4 |
|
45.0 |
|
42.9 |
| |
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, special tabulations (preliminary data for 2006). Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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